Happy Friday! Can you believe October is almost over and we are 38 days away from the implementation of Raise the Age? This week, to mark the countdown, we are providing a few resources about what’s coming. BUT FIRST!
TIP OF THE WEEK!!
When Should I Receive the Disposition Report?
You should try to receive the disposition report prior to the dispositional hearing to review with your client. If possible, try to get a copy of the report at least several days prior to the hearing. While there is no statutory authority compelling the receipt from the intake counselor, there are local rules which suggest time periods.
Austine flew to Palm Springs to take part in the Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit hosted by the NJDC and we may not or may not be jealous! More pictures coming soon!
RESOURCES:
The NJDC released a new fact sheet on Wednesday, Eliminating Shackling in Juvenile Court: Continuing the Momentum. You can read the fact sheet here and below for a snippet:
Experts agree: shackling harms children; it causes trauma; interferes with participation in their own defense; impedes procedural justice; and biases judges.
From 2014-2017 18 states shifted their policies and disallowed the indiscriminate shackling of youth in juvenile court
19 states still allow automatic shackling of youth in juvenile court
NJDC urges the remaining states that have yet to create a presumption against the automatic use of restraints to do so swiftly.
Strategies for Youth also released a press release about SROs in schools which SFY found that SROs are not adequately trained nor supervised through a survey of state laws, you can read the Executive Summary here.
A new blog post by Jacquelyn Green on the School of Government’s website is live and talking about Raise the Age. The blog contains answers to some of those commonly asked questions. You can read her post here.
THAT’S IT FOR THIS WEEK! THANKS FOR READING!!